Madonna News

NBC is set to air The Women's Concert for Change: Live from London, a live concert event from Twickenham Stadium in London, on Sunday, June 2 (9-11 p.m. ET).

LOS ANGELES, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ After much buzz, Ziba Beauty CEO, Sumita Batra, announces the United States launch of her new book, The Art of Mehndi: Henna Body Decoration. Featuring modern mehndi trends, age-old techniques, and celebrity styling, Batra's new book is destined to be a beauty must-have. The Art of Mehndi: Henna Body Decoration is available on Amazon, Barnes & Nobles (bn.com), ZibaBeauty.com and other fine booksellers across the US.

The 2013 Billboard Music Awards show, executive produced by Don Mischer, aired live from Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, May 19 (8:00 - 11:00 pm, ET) on the ABC Television Network, sponsored by Chevrolet, Las Vegas, Samsung Galaxy S(R) 4 and Buffalo David Bitton. Taylor Swift took home an impressive eight awards in The Following categories: Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Digital Songs Artist, Top Country Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album, Top Country Album and Top Country Song.

A star-studded lineup of the world's top-selling artists came together last night to to perform their biggest hits on THE 2013 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS. The broadcast aired live from Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, May 19 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on ABC. Check out a look back at the performances and awards below!

A rare VOX guitar played by two legendary Beatles, John Lennon and George Harrison, sold at Julien's Auctions yesterday during the annual Music Icons auction event held at the Hard Rock Café New York. The spectacular piece of Beatles history sold for $408,000.

Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan, best known for his performances on 'Saturday Night Live' and for his role on the hit series '30 Rock,' will host the star-studded 2013 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS airing live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas TONIGHT, MAY 19 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network, sponsored by Chevrolet and Las Vegas.

Author, Linda Maria Frank, presents her Annie Tillery Mystery series at this family event. The choice of venues for this event is especially appropriate for Frank, who as a teacher for many years, supports teachers by offering lesson plans based on her books. These lessons address accepted educational standards. 'The Madonna Ghost' provides exciting reading and opens discussion about Long Island history. 'Girl with Pencil Drawing' is a thriller that focuses on the topic of art history and the forensic techniques used by art historians. These books support a life-long reading habit, and are still just pure fun.

Julien's Auctions returns to the Big Apple for the music memorabilia auction of the year at the Hard Rock Café in Times Square today, May 18, 2013. Items will be available in person and online for an incomparable auction featuring items from Bette Midler, The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Madonna, David Cassidy, and all of the icons of music past and present.

Get ready to rock with some of the biggest names and voices in music in a two-hour, star-studded special, “Rock 'n' Royalty: Billboard's All-Stars.”

A star-studded lineup of the world's top-selling artists will come together to perform their biggest hits on “The 2013 Billboard Music Awards.”

It shouldn't necessarily come as a surprise, but according to US Weekly, Nicki Minaj has been given the boot from Fox's AMERICAN IDOL.

Miracle House, a New York City charity that provides temporary housing, free meals and holistic support services to caregivers and patients coming to the city for critical medical treatment, announced today that its 23rd Annual Gala on Memorial Day Weekend will be hosted by Emmy-winning television star, Carson Kressley. The event will be held on May 25, 2013 at the Bridgehampton Tennis and Surf Club in Bridgehampton, New York.

In addition to the fully loaded roster of talent slated to perform at “The 2013 Billboard Music Awards,” Cee-Lo Green, Shania Twain, Celine Dion, Kelly Rowland, Hayden Panettiere, Kid Rock, Chloe Grace Moretz, Miley Cyrus

Highways Performance Space in Santa Monica has announced two performances only of Amy Tofte's FleshEatingTiger, directed by acclaimed director/choreographer Vincent Paterson, on Friday and Saturday, June 21 and 22 at 8:30pm. ?

Direct from a smash hit season in Edinburgh, the smooth and sultry Ali McGregor's new show 'Alchemy' draws on all of her influences from Opera, Burlesque, and trashy 80's pop divas for inspiration and working with the finest jazz musicians creates unique hybrids of popular songs, standards and blues,

After spending time on Broadway and on tour, triple-threat actress Jillian Mueller can now be seen dancing up a (ha ha) storm in the National Tour production of FLASHDANCE, in which she plays leading lady Alex Owens---yes, the sexy steel mill worker who moonlights as a maniac, maniac, on the floor. The stage incarnation of the hit movie of the same name continues performances through May 19 at Segerstrom Center for the Arts. While settling into her final week of shows here in Orange County, Ms. Mueller agreed to some of our silly questions. Thankfully, she played along!

The Film Society of Lincoln Center and New York Asian Film Festival announced the details today for a rare series of appearances by international film icon, Jackie Chan on June 10 and 11, followed by the largest retrospective of his films ever held in North America (June 23-27).

She's a singer, a ballet dancer, and though only recently out of college she's been everything from a spirit in the Temple of Wisdom to a dame at sea. Jessica Humphrey talks about opera, CATS, and the current state of arts education.

NORTH BY NORTHEAST (NXNE) announces presenters and panels for the fourth and strongest year yet of NXNE Interactive (NXNEi) including philanthropist Mick Ebling, Black Eyed Peas drummer Keith Harris and SXSW Interactive Opening Party architect Jared Ficklin. The unforgettable solo talks and vibrant panels of NXNEi will animate the Hyatt Regency Toronto June 12-14, 2013. Tickets are now available online at www.nxne.com/tickets.

Premium network EPIX will premiere Madonna's MDNA tour - an EPIX Original Concert Event - on June 22 at 8:00 pm ET.